Personal Agent Atlas

Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Cue vs Siri AI

  • United StatesOnly Siri AI fully
  • United KingdomOnly Siri AI fully
  • European UnionNeither fully
Cue: 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: PartlyCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: PartlyWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No4CueManus (Butterfly Effect)
Siri AI: 1 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: UnclearLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: NoData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No1Siri AIApple
Availability
Where you can use it
USUnclearUKUnclearEUUnclearDE tested

Early access by invite code. Manus has not published a country list.

USYesUKYesEUPartly

Arrived for the US and the UK with iOS 27. Not on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch in the EU; available on the Mac. English only at launch, five more languages in October.

Cheapest way in
Invite only

Free during early access with an invite code. No price announced for later.

Included

Comes with iOS 27 on eligible devices. Apple says expanded access will be sold later, with daily caps on server features.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesTriggers on your email, calendar, Slack, NotionPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesActs inside apps on your devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesComputer Use and Cloud ComputerPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
YesEvent-triggered automationsPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Lives in chat apps
UnclearNo source yet
NoBuilt into the devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
PartlyTakes calls on its own numberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
YesOwn wallet within your budgetPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
PartlyBudget cap, no stated approval stepPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
NoNot among the languages added in OctoberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in Manus’ cloudPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
NoApple devices and serversPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Its own email
  • Its own phone number
  • Wallet
  • Its own cloud computer
  • Apps
  • Screen
  • Messages
  • Calendar
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Pays only within the budget you set. Manus says you make the final call.

Before it acts

System assistant that acts inside apps.

Watch out for

Each agent sends messages, takes calls and pays from its own number, inbox and wallet. iOS app awaiting App Store review at launch.

Daily caps on features that run on Apple’s servers, thresholds not published.

Launched
Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026
People to follow
  • CueOfficial account@manusai
  • Yichao 'Peak' JiCo-founder and chief scientist, Manus@peakji
Unclear
Sources
  1. Manus, Introducing Manus 2.0, 28 Sep 2026
  2. Implicator, 28 Sep 2026
  1. Pasquale Pillitteri, Sep 2026
  2. Gagadget, iOS 27 is out now, Sep 2026
  3. Pasquale Pillitteri, Siri reads your screen, 2026
  4. 9to5Mac, 9 Sep 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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